As a wholly owned subsidiary of the US Development Group (USDG), the rail terminal will distribute a majority of the fuel-grade ethanol for north and central Texas.
Located on 15 acres within a heavy industrial area, the facility is served by the Union Pacific Railroad and consists of a rail terminal, pipeline operation, truck load operation and a mass storage facility.
The Dallas-Fort Worth rail terminal features 130,000 barrels of dedicated storage capacity, an 84-railcar high-speed offloading facility, and outbound truck and pipeline capabilities. The terminal also features an allocation program that can be customized to each customer.
Larry Padfield, vice president of the USDG, said: USDG recognizes the importance of ethanol to both the environment and to our national energy security. This rail terminal forms a key link in the supply chain needed to meet growing demand for cleaner-burning blended fuel. The ability to pump ethanol directly to gasoline blend terminals via pipelines significantly reduces the time and cost associated with secondary trucking.
